Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha








ZAHEDI, SHRI MAHBOOB
[COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) - KATWA (WEST BENGAL)]



Father's Name	    	Shri Abdul Halim Zahedi

Date of Birth	    	2 February 1929

Place of Birth	    	Suri, Distt. Birbhum (West Bengal)

Marital Status	    	Married on 26 April 1959

Spouse's Name	    	Smt. Mussammat Hamida Zahedi

Children	    	Two sons

Educational Qualifications  	

		Matriculate

		Educated at Haveknagar, Beldanga and Abdul 
		Momen High School, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

Profession  

  		Political and Social Worker and Agriculturist

Permanent Address  
   	
		At and P.O. Gushkara, Distt. Burdwan 
		(West Bengal)

		Tel. (03452) 55003

Present Address  

		80, North Avenue,
		New Delhi - 110001

		Tel. (011) 3794878

Positions Held     

1978-91		Savadhipati, Zilla Parishad, Burdwan

1991-96		Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly

		Minister, Animal Resource Development, Minority Affairs, 
		Haj and Wakf, West Bengal 

1996		Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 

1996-97		Member, Committee on Agriculture

1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 

1998-99		Member, Committee on Agriculture

		Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

Social and Cultural Activities  

Member, Indian Peoples' Theatre Association (IPTA); and working
among peasants and agriculturist through social and cultural
activities

Special Interests  

Associated with literacy movement in Burdwan district; and
Animal Resource Development in India

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  	

Music, art and culture

Countries Visited  	

Bangladesh

Other Information  

Organiser, (i) Indian National Army (I.N.A.) branch under the 
leadership of General Shah Nawaz Khan; (ii) Bratachari Sangh
under the guidance of Guru Saday Datta in West Bengal; Chairman,
(i) West Bengal Minority Finance Corporation 1994-96; and (ii) Haj
Committee, West Bengal, 1991-96; and Member, Central Haj Committee,
1991-96

Election Result of
Katwa Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 	11,90,380
Total votes polled 	 9,64,618

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Mahboob Zahedi 	[C.P.I.(M)]     4,70,543
(2) Shri Swapan Debnath 	(W.B.T.C.)      3,31,836
(3) Shri Siddiqullah Chowdhury  (I.N.C.)        1,35,672
(4) Shri Kartick Pal 		[C.P.I.(ML)(L)]    7,890
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